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GENUS CHTHON ICOLA (Gould). 



TJ1HIS Genus, of which only one species is known, is a cross, both in appearance and habits, between 

 J- the AcanthizcB and the Anihi. 



CHTHONICOLA SAGITTATA. 



LITTLE CHTHONICOLA. 



TI^HIS is a rather common species in the apple and gum forests of New South Wales, Victoria, and 

 J- South Australia, where it is seen in companies of five or six running about the ground in 

 search of food. 



It is very tame, allowing persons to approach within a few yards of it, and then only Hying off 

 to a short distance. 



During the season of incubation, a dome-shaped nest is constructed in a hole in the ground, 

 generally in a grassy spot, where it is effectually concealed from view. The eggs are of a light 

 cochineal-red, with a zone of blackish-brown spots at the larger end. They are generally four in 

 number, their length being nine lines and their breadth seven lines. 



Crown of the head, reddish brown ; back and tail, olive, the tail tipped with white ; wings, dark 

 brown , under surface, huffy- white, each feather, except on the middle of the abdomen, with a stripe of 

 black down the centre ; irides, yellowish-brown ; bill, blackish-brown ; legs and feet, brown. 



Habitats : New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. 



GENUS CALAMANTHUS (Gould). 



OF this Genus there are two members, one inhabiting the southern portion of Australia and the other 

 Tasmania. 



C A LAM ANT J I US CAMPESTRI 8. 



FIELD CALAMANTHUS. 



rilHE home of the present species is in the grassy plains of Victoria, South Australia, and Western 

 -L Australia, especially where there arc plenty of small bushes and scrub-like trees growing. 



